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Buddhism Now is an online Buddhist magazine based upon the teachings of the Buddha.
Buddhist Publishing Group (BPG) was formed in 1983 and published the paper issue of Buddhism Now between 1989-2007.
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Morning meditation — Thoughts arise Temporarily.
‘Thoughts arise temporarily in response to what you see and hear; they haven’t any real existence of their own.’
Bankei
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Morning meditation — We Start Directly.
‘We start directly from using our knowledge faculties rather than the believing ones.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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Morning meditation — Zen sitting is not some sort of.
‘Zen sitting is not some sort of operation to be performed. It is going into one’s true original nature before father or mother were born.’
Zen Master Bukko
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Morning meditation — For One whose Tongue is Ready.
‘For one whose tongue is ready with good words but whose heart is impure, Samadhi and Prajna are useless.’
Hui Neng
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Morning meditation — Only Realise that, from the Beginning.
‘Only realise that, from the beginning, original mind is beyond thought, and don’t attach to your rising thoughts at all.’
Bankei
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Morning meditation — If Beings Seek the Buddha.
‘If beings seek the Buddha by means of external exercises, they are unable to see into their self-nature.’
Hui Neng
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Morning meditation — The only Way we can.
‘The only way we can be liberated, is through knowing it for ourselves, not through anyone else’s understanding.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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Morning meditation —When I feel fed up.
‘When I feel frustrated, exasperated or fed up, I use that opportunity for insight into the noble truth of suffering.’
Ajahn Sumedho
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